1998 – Page 90

District Attorney Francisco Domínguez Brito has requested the appearance of 54 new persons in the court hearings to be held on 27 July at the Cámara Penal de la Sexta Circunscripción del Juzgado de Primera Instancia regarding the case of assassinated 12-year old José Rafael Llenas Aybar. The list of new persons to be heard …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced works will begin immediately on the re-paving of the Higüey-Bávaro highway. The works call for an expenditure of RD$48 million for a new asphalt cover of the 35 kilometer stretch from Higüey-La Otra Banda-Cabeza de Toro. The works will take five months and will be ready for the winter …

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Amidst criticism from many, President Leonel Fernández confirmed his support to efforts of the Dominican Olympic Committee to win the right to host the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo in year 2003. Dr. José Joaquín Puello, president of the Dominican Olympic Committee, leads Dominican efforts to lobby for the necessary votes to win the …

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Technical Secretary of the Presidency Temístocles Montás challenged secretary general of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, Hatuey Decamps, who aspires to win the presidential nomination of that party, to a televised debate on the Dominican economy. Montás reacted to statement by Decamps where he said that the state has a deficit of RD$3,000 million and not …

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The Listín Diario newspaper reported that the President of Cuba Fidel Castro will remain in the Dominican Republic three days after he fulfills his commitment as invited guest of the Caribbean Community Summit. The chiefs of state and government of the Caribbean will meet in Santo Domingo from 20-22 August. During the event, the DR …

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The Hotel Association of Santo Domingo and Mayor-elect Johnny Ventura agreed to form a committee to follow up on priorities deemed necessary for the re-positioning of the city of Santo Domingo as a prime tourist destination. Eduardo Serrano, president of the association, spoke for the hoteliers. The city hoteliers seek to maintain the areas that …

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Miss Ambar Mundial 1998 will be held 15 August at Fiesta de Luxe. Participants are expected from Germany, Aruba, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Ecuador, El Savaldor, Spain, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, the US, Trinidad & Tobago, and Uruguay. The pageant is organized by …

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President Leonel Fernández promulgated Law 203-98 that reduces to 10% the previously 20% tax on airline tickets. The bill is an incentive for Dominicans to purchase their tickets locally and not abroad. Just last week, tickets sold locally had gone up in price 13% due to the devaluation of the peso. Now, the increase in …

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The Ministry of Public Works has confirmed that it is giving priority to the solution of traffic bottlenecks in Santo Domingo. At present city residents are suffering through major construction that seems to be underway at all points of the city. The works are to prepare the city to handle double the traffic by year …

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Engineer Mario Penson of Builder of Construcciones Civiles y Marítimas (Cocimar) said that only 40 days of work are left to complete the overpass over Avenida Duarte and Paris intersection. He explained the government owes RD$10 million of a global cost of the work of RD$78 million. The overpass is a kilometer long. The overpass …

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